【Haichuan Chemical Accident Updates】Oxygen deficiency accident during desulfurization tower maintenance at a chemical plant in Beizhongxiang results in casualties
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An accident occurred at a chemical plant in Hubei Province, resulting in the death of 3 workers due to oxygen deficiency) Xinhua News Agency, Wuhan, November 14 – Special report from new media (Reporter: Yu Jian). Zhongxiang City in Hubei Province reported on the 14th that an accident took place at Dasheng Chemical Co., Ltd. in that city on the evening of the 13th, causing 3 deaths. At around 17:30 that day, three fitters from the company’s sulfuric acid plant went to the desulfurization tower area to carry out maintenance work. They fainted inside the tower due to lack of oxygen, and were discovered by an operator on duty at the desulfurization station during his routine inspection. After the accident, doctors from the community where the company is located as well as doctors from Zhongxiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital rushed to the scene to provide emergency treatment ； Zhongxiang City immediately activated its emergency response plan; the city’s ** authorities, along with departments such as the Work Safety Supervision Bureau, Public Security Bureau, and the ** authorities of Phosphorus Mine Town, sent personnel to the scene as soon as possible to carry out rescue and handling efforts. The three individuals died at around 18:40 despite all efforts to save them. At present, the cause of the accident is under further investigation, and remedial actions are being carried out in an orderly manner.
The three individuals died at around 18:40 despite all efforts to save them
At the beginning of the month, the Work Safety Administration had specifically emphasized the importance of working in confined spaces; yet an accident occurred shortly after. It seems that insufficient attention is being paid to management aspects
Often, one doesn’t realize the pain unless it’s a wound on one’s own body; the experience and lessons learned from others can only create a sense of awareness for a short time, and it’s difficult for them to serve as meaningful education. This is a common problem in our current safety efforts/
In non-toxic confined spaces, oxygen is generally not given much attention. I still hope nothing else goes wrong, the three families